"أوي" meaning in Egyptian Arabic

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Adjective

Forms: awi [romanization], أوية [feminine], أوين [masculine, plural], اوي [alternative], قوي [alternative]
Etymology: From Arabic قَوِيّ (qawiyy, “strong”). Etymology templates: {{inh|arz|ar|قَوِيّ|t=strong}} Arabic قَوِيّ (qawiyy, “strong”) Head templates: {{arz-adj|أوي|f=أوية|ftr=awiyya|pl=أوين|pltr=awiyyīn|tr=awi}} أوي • (awi) (feminine أوية (awiyya), masculine plural أوين (awiyyīn))
  1. strong
    Sense id: en-أوي-arz-adj-7aFc5INK

Adverb

Forms: awi [romanization], اوي [alternative], قوي [alternative]
Etymology: From Arabic قَوِيّ (qawiyy, “strong”). Etymology templates: {{inh|arz|ar|قَوِيّ|t=strong}} Arabic قَوِيّ (qawiyy, “strong”) Head templates: {{arz-adverb|tr=awi}} أوي • (awi)
  1. really, so Related terms: قوى (awa) (english: to toughen up), قوّى (awwa) (english: to strengthen, to bolster), استقوى (istaʔwa) (english: to find strong)
    Sense id: en-أوي-arz-adv-Yd1lq3ro Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 29 0 0 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 0 0 70
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          "english": "to toughen up",
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      "roman": "awwa",
      "word": "قوّى"
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      "english": "to find strong",
      "roman": "istaʔwa",
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